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snuff-Dipping in Washiin yss,,o

It. has: been no secret that. many y a,
iaoa9 i n society here Of late years have
smokea ;naofe or less cigarets. This
w. s 1ne practice of snuf-dipping
mas found great favor among the fair r
sex, and many genteel and high bred
1 IA IN society have indulged in it,
hach snutf-di9per has her bottle and
s"ap-stiak, from and by which she con-
Foys the filthy dust to her lips. The
artlcle used for this repulsive purpose
IS the old-fashioned yellow Scotch snuff.
OF which Four times as much is consumz
ca N this way by the women Of this
metropolis than for the Utilization Of The
sol factory organ by alb the snuff.takers
o. both sexes, When this practice has
enfeee fastened upon a women it safa
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
In Town and Ha.oIat

The seeds of intermittent and bill Us remit
tent fever terminate and bear evil f,uit
NO community has altogetb Ell escaped it
populous wards of large cities bad sew.
age causes it, and in theis suburbs stagnant
once remedy and means of 1,reventic at
Its name is Hostetters Stomach Bittsrs
winch Is, Without peradventure. the sf,ostr
potent antidote in existence to the malarioil
virus. Fortified with this inee~~~carabIa,
I ha nnco Spettcl mlasnss ,>uences may
Disorders OF the stomach, liver and beve5
oesotten hy mlasma-tainted water, or, 5,
othef caus" Snocumb to the beneffcar1 any
teeSlve l., |, and rheumatic, klGir C cor,
G its t,"uules are surely rst1r Icy and
''S use use. NAea It IS given a peEsist Vab!e by
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OVer-WOrkeu Women

For ''worn-out," run down. dehilitated
school teacher, miiliners, seamstresses
housekeepers, and over-worked women oen.
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and neivine, and imparts vigor and strength
to the whole, system. 1t promptly cures
w, OF the stomach, Indigestion,
Floating, weak back, nervous prosfration'
debility and sleeplessness in either SEX
Fayorlte Prescription is sold by druggists
under our positive guarantee. See Wran
six bottles for s.. 90. "a
large treatise on Diseases of Women.
p1ofusely; illustrated with colored plates
ana numerous wood-cuts, sent for ten cents
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association. GG3 Main Street. Buffalo, n. Y,
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THE OLD WORLD.

Daniel Grace, a farmer, of Kilbary
county, Cork, Ireland, has been evicted
after most determined resistance. A force
Of police went to his house early Saturday
morning for the purpose of evicting him,
but he had erected barricades and succeed
ed in keeping the officers at bay all day
Monday the struggle was renewed, but the
police finally affected an entrance and
Grace was driven from his home.
4 heavy landslide occurred at Monte
Carlo, France, on the 9TH. rock and earth
in immense masses coming down on the
railway tracks and carriage ways, trains
and tourists having very narrow escapes
from destruction. The cause of the slide
was the result of the earthquake that oc-
CURED in March.
The Pope has forwarded to the
French government proposals aiming to
bring about an understanding with France
with reference to the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the Vatican
and China
A French man-Of-war has been sent
to Port-au-Prince, as the French are afraid
of massacre in Hayti should England insist
on collecting her old claims.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
HOW BeecheE Captured an Audience,

no" beecheECaptureda an Audience.
One of the most dramatic events in
the oratorical career of Henry Ward
Beecher occurred in Richmond five years
ago this spring, during his lecturing
tour through the South The announce
ment that he was to lecture at Mozart
Hall on THE North and the South
filed the old building. 1t was his first
appearance in Richmond since the War,
and he was rather doubtful about the
kind of reception he would get When
he walked out on the stage he saw be-
fore him a distinguished audience of
Southerners, including several of the
leading Generals on the losing side. In
the fourth row of the orchestra sat Gen
Fitzhugh Lee, and Just behind him Gen.
Rosser, while near by were Ex-Gov.
Extra Billy Smith and Gov. Cameron.
No applause greeted the great preacher
as he stepped before the footlights
The ladies leveled their glasses
at him with cold curiosity, and the
men looked cody expectant. Some
Kisses from a few rowdies in the gal
lery did not tend to dispell the chillness
of the reception.
Mr.. Beecher surveyed the audience
camly for q moment, and then stepping,
directly in front of Gen. Lee, he said:
Il have seen pictures Of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, and l Judge that you are the man;
am | right?'
The General, slightly taken aback
by this direct address, nodded stiffiy,
while the audience bent forward
breathless with curiosity as to what
was going to follow.
Them said Mr.. Beecher. his face
lighting up, Il want to offer you this
right hand which in its own way.
fought against you and yours twenty
five years ago, but which l would now
willingly sacrifice to make the sunny
South prosperous and happy. VIII
you take it, General?''
There was a moments hesitation. q
| moment of deathlike stiffness in the hall,
| and then Fitzhugh Lee was on his feet.
his hand was extended across the foot
lights, and was quickly met by the
| warm grasp of the preachers
At first there was a murmur, half of
doubtfulress, from the audiences: then
there was Il hesitating clapping of hands,
and before Beecher had Embossed the
hand of Robert E. Lees nephew-now
governor of Virginia-there were
cheers such as were never heard before
in old Mozart, though it had been the
scene Of many 4 War and political
meeting. Philadelphia Press.
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DR.. MELVIN L. MOORE. who was
recently driven from his home in Gain
esville, Fla, by a prolonged system of
persecution, has returned to his former
home at South Bend, Ind. He stands
high in that community.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

SAM SMALL, the eX-editorial revival
ist and co-WOrIer of Sam Jones, has
been very sick for several weeks at his
home in Atlanta. He is suffering from
blood-poisoning, superinduced by hem
orrhoids, and his recovery is scarcely
expected.
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IN THE EAST.

AT New York City, between II and
u O'Clock, On the night of April Z, while
nearly all Of 40 families, comprising about
2OO persons. We're asleep in the five story
tenement at II. Sixteenth street, afire broke
out1n the bakery in the basement, and
first, second, and third and special calls
thronged the vicinity with fire apparatus
and ambulances from the hospitals. Smoke
filled the tenement but the firemen swarmed
to the fire escapes. All but 20 persons were
thus able to make their escape. The 20 who
were injured. were helped out by 'firemen
and the ambulance corps. Though the
possibilities Of a.: dreadful disaster were
great the actual. injuries are not fatal in
any case. Loss about $I0,0O0.: -
n. Gov. Hill Of New York on Tuesday
vetoed the Crosby high. license bill on the
ground that it is special legislation because
it applies only to the cities Of New York
and Brooklyn, notwithstanding the fact
that in a majority Of the other cities and
towns of the state the number of dram
shops is greater than III these cities in pro-
portion to populations; and because some of
It's PROVISIONS are unconstitutional The
message is accompanied by opinions from
the attorney general and from; eX-J Judge
+ Comstock sustaining that view:...,,. ..;.g:.
/: The 4Iochiel Iron Company's.: fur
mace and the furnace of the! Paxton Iron
Works, at Harrisburg, Pa, have shut down,
and it is said that the Cressonia Nail Works
will also cease operations, on account Of
freight rate: changes resulting from the
interstate commerce. law. This. throws 15O
men out of work. >. =.
" aAvsystematic scheme Of robbery ON
the Pan Handle railway system, by which it
is estimated 800, 900 worth Of property has
been stolen withia a year Which the railroad
has had ito pay fog hiss been brought to an
end by the arrest of over G hundred en-
ployees at different points on the lines
FIFTY six were lodged in Jail at Rittsbarg,
Pa, on the 1lth, Conductors, baggagemen,
brakemen, station agents, engineers, &c,
are implicated. !, 49, ..r.. ...@ 3. - {
John Z. Raymond, the distinguished
"Col. Sellers of the stage died at Evans
vile. Ind. on the 9th, of paralysis of the.
heart The funeral took place on the 12ta
at the Little Church Around the Corner
New York City He left, to his wife life in
surance of the value of S25, 900. and person.
al and real property nearly as much.
At New York, on Monday the
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

JOHN r. BUTCHEL, the founder of
Butchel College, is probably fatally i'll
at his home in Akron, o., from paraly-
sis. His gifts to the college reach up
ward of 100000.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

KING CHRISTIAN TX. of Denmark,
famous for having married off his child
rem so well, intends to be in London on
the occasion of the celebration of
Queen Victoria's jubilee. He is the
only sovereign living who was present
on the occasion Of her Majestys ac-
ccssion in 1887. The Princess of Wales
and Empress of Russia are his daugh-
tiers.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

JOHN GRADY died in the penitentiary
at Pittsburg, Pa, Sunday, with three
months more of his term yet to serve.
A relative died recently leaving him
$4,000.
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The Rev. 10 Cook IS evidently on =
heavy down grade. in the estimation of
Boston people. The Herald says he
has ceased to be even Interesting, and
adds: His manner of treating ques-
tions has no longer novelty and his
egotism is becoming a ,trihe tiresome,
He has never gone deep enough into
his topics at any time to afford essen
tial editication to those whom he adj
dresses.' ,'@ ...' .,.~< &.,'..:'..,.,. ..>''
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

Col. W. c. BEECHER denies that
his father, the late Henry Ward Beecher
wrote the poem, IF | Should Die To-
night which appeared in Haggard's
novel, "Jess' Col Beecher does
not believe that his father ever wrote a
line of poetry.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

NJ. GOUNOD, the famous composer, is
at work on the composition of a new
opera, specially adapted by Jules Bar
bier, the well-known dramatic author,
from his four-act drama, The Maid
of Orleans.' NJ. Gounod intends to
have his work completed within two
months '''
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cruiser Atlanta attempted to make q trial
trip, but defect was discovered in the
engines and the trial was again postponed.
There is still trouble with the guns, and the
ordnance bureau may have to build
| another set Of guns
When Lord Lansdowne opened par
| lament on the 18th at Ottawa, the galleries
were closed for tho first time in the history
Of the Dominion, on such an occasion.
Lansdowne had received threatening letters
and was afraid to appear on the floor below,
| with crowded galleries.
The lower house of the Pennsylva-
| mia legislature, on Tuesday passed the Brooks
high license bill. It provides that the IL
cense in cities of the first, second and third
class shall be $500, in all other cities $500,
in boroughs $3.50 and in townships SIS.
By the explosion of a kerosene
lamp in a house at Bridgeport, Conn, on
the 7th, the building burned and so quickly
that the - inmates got out with difficulty
and four people, from jumping out of win
dows were probably fatally injured.
The Cunard line steamer Pavonia,
Capt. Mckay, which sailed from Queens
town April 7th for Boston, collided with and
sunk a fishing smack Of Cape Clear Two
OF the occupants of the smack were
drowned.
The Beecher memorial committe has
extended an informal invitation to Drl
Parker, Of London, to preach the memorial
sermon OF the late Rev. II. W. Beecher on
the anniversary of his birthday, June II.
AS the Albany express run through the
city of Charleston, Mass, on the evening of
April Z, it was fired into, the bullet passing
IN at one window and out at another be-
tween the heads of two passengers.
Wednesday evening an unknown
miscreant tried to assassinate Rev. Mr..
Lowry, a Methodist clergyman of Allegheny
City, Pa. The bullet passed within an inch
of his head.
Three men were killed on the 18th,
at shaft 10 of the new aqueduct in New
York by the falling of cage They were
Edward Sheedy, J. Oskinilli and Antoine
Colona
At Boston, Mass, March 80, at a
meeting of the directors of the Union
Pacific road President Adams and the
former officers were reelected.
At Springville, N. Y, large wagon
shop occupied by Conger & Weiden and
the Perkins Manufacturing company was
burned April IL. Loss. s15o,OOO
On the 18th, twenty-one houses were
burned at Spring Gardenborough, Pa,
making thirty-fve families homeless. Loss,
S3O, 1000; insurance small.
There were two shocks of earthquake
at Burlington, Vt, on the 10th, and people
were seized with a panic, but no damage
| was done.
On the sth, the village of Cochecton,
Sullivan county, N. z, was practically
| washed away by floods.
Senator Hale Of Maine, has gone to
Paris
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LORD PAssMORE GORDON of London
has set Pittsburg wild by purchasing
in that city an English phaton "paint-
ed primrose yellow' and gotten up
otherwise regardless of cost
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Gov. BARTLETT of California, during
recent official visit to Red Bluff, was.
waited upon by a delegation Of fifty
young ladies, each Of whom gave him a
bouquet and kiss. The local chronic
Ter records that as the last one had lain
down her floral Offering and kiss on. the
Governors lips he looked up, glorious
expectancy pictured in every :lfneament
of his countenance, and said: "Come:
on; it shall never be said that 'a9er
quailed before the bewitching eyes and
rosy pouting lips Of fair woman-=no,
not thousand daughters of the Golden
West!N st. r. '."' ::
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THE Hotel World gives list of thir-
ty-siX hotels on Broadway, New York
city, twenty-siX of which are conduc-
ted on the European plan. three on the
American plan exclusively, and seven
on both the European and American
plans. These thirty-six hotels on one
street alone in this city contain 5,775
rooms for guests.
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ALEXANDRA DUMAS and Victorien
Sardou are neighbors at Marty. 1--WE
are excellent frien.ls,' says Dumas,
"but we see each other as little as pos
sible. 1t would be isagreeablc to him
to have people in his presence trea
me rs the greatest living dramatist -
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IT is said in Philadelphia that Kelly
has at length perfected his motor. At
all events his little machine shop on
North Twentieth street has" been pa
pered, earpeted, Il painted, Ia and newly
furnished; handsome chandeliers have
been put into che rooms, comfortable
chairs and sofas replace the old and
broken down furniture, and the whole
place has been given marked air of
prosperity. Hopeful stockholders claim
that Kelley had completed his. long-de-
layed task, and that his effort, to make
his shop presentable IS the outcome of
hisssuceess. r. .'>. .; +; : .. ''.z>>!.,'
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ard oil millionaire, lives over two miles
away from his office, and always walks
both ways, rain OF shine.
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Dental Note,

Society lady No. l*Have you been
to the new dentist?" 49,.
Society lady No Pho. u
she IS such nice man that I feel
happy as soon as my teeth begin to
pain me- s.~'.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is said to be
saving three-tifths of his salary for use
when the rainy day of the proverb
daWns
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A mustard plaster is very sympathetic.
" hen it can't do anything else for you it
draws your attention.
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NOTES OF THE TIMES.

CANON WILBERFORCE, the eminent
English Episcopal clergyman, sailed for
this country on the 14th inst,
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that she rarely, if ever, is able to shake
it OF. Neither mind, health, self-respect,
love for her husband, children, or friends
can give sufficient resolution to abstain
from "digging'' OF .'dipping,' as snuff
chewing is called. WASHINGTON Letter.
, 1887-01-20

F"''b 1H'' ruuCAlOha.
DIR. II. G, Wood of Philadelphia MAIN
tains that, TO make il possible to 1.-Two 10 u
good oldage, the severxl vital organs must
be approximately equal in strength. The
snan of ordinary physique, who pos.
sesses this fortunate balance of power,
will, in all probability, outlive an athlete
whose development has been unequal.
Excessive strength in one part is, in fact,
a source of danger. An over-developed
muscular system invites dissolution, be-
cause IT is a constant strain upon the less
powerful organs, and finally wears them
out. Death, in the majority of cases. is
the result of local weakness. 1t often
happens that u vital organ has been en-
lowed with III original longevity less
than that of the rest of the organism,
and its failure to act brings death to other
portions of the system, which in them
selves possessed the capabilities of long
life.
The fact of having succeeded in life,
with the satisfaction and comfort il
brings, contributes to the prolongation of
existence, while failure, with its resultant
regrets, tends to shorten it. In old age.
the organs possess less elasticity to meet
and overcome such strains as can be in
vited with impunity in youth. Hence the
old should be spared the strains. 1t is al
50 desirable that, as their years advance,
they should make their personal habits
the subject. of careful study, and, with
the help of some wise counselor, regulate
their daily life in accordance with the
changed conditions of their animal
economy. This is particularly the case
with reference to iet.-Exchange.
, 1887-01-20

A sad and pathetic sight was witnessed
this morning by the reporter in one ofthe
sleepers of the eastern-bound passenger
train.
Stretched upon one of the beds was the
stalwart form of John Lane, a short time
ago'the active foreman of the truck gang
in the Union Pacific roundhouse at Raw
Inns. By his side, on her knees, with
tender, soothing words, Though they did
come from n breaking heart, was his de-
voted wife.
On the 1lth of last December, John
Lane, in his capacity Of foreman, was
directing the movements of the men under
his control in the execution of certain
work in the engine house at Rawlins. A
heavy ladder, reared against the side of
an engine, in some name was knocked
down, and in falling struck Lane on the
head, carrying him to the ground under
it. When the ladder was removed. Lane
was conscious, but evidently badly hurt.
He was taken home and devotedly cared
for until a week had passed. Then his
active nature drove him to work again.
Though conscious hat his strength was
failing him day by day, he still attended
to his duties until a week ago to day, when
he was stricken down with paralysis.
From the top of his head to the sole of his
foot, one side Of the unfortunate man is
an inert mass. He cannot speak, nor
take nourishmcnt in any form but a liquid
one. He seems to know no voice but
that of his wife, and when her soothing
accents are not falling upon ears dulled to
all else, from his mouth comes a low
moaning sound inexpressibly mournful.
John Lane went to Rawlins in 1881,
and secured work in the shops. The win
ter following, when the customary reduc-
ton of force was made, one of Lanes
fellow-workers, a man with a large family,
was marked for dismissal, while Lane was
to be retained. Going to the officials,
Lane requested that he be discharged in
his comrades place. The request was
complied with. The man whose children
had to be fed worked all winter in Lanes
place, while he, in Western parlance,
"rustled' for a job elsewhere.
In the spring Lane resumed his work
in the shops, and steadily rose in the es-
TEEN of his employers and in place until
he was smitten down. He and his faith
full wife have two children, a girl 4 years
Of age and a baby in arms. He goes to
the Denver hospital Of the company where
everything that skill and care can accom-
plish will be lavished in his favor
Boomerang, 18th.
, 1887-01-20

The following is taken from Biz Bur
bn's Buiget:
Cheyenne celebrated New Years day
in true Bostonian style. A prize fight
had Just reached a foul in its seyenty.third
round, amid great excitement and many
threats from pool holders, when a small
boy opportunely touched off a bunch of
fire crackers. The audience, supposing
that the circus had abruptly ended and
the grand concert had commenced, be-
came panic stricken, mashed out the win
dows and doors and made good their es-
cape
News from the outside is always well
come in this city, but Mr.. Barrow, Of the
Budget, was evidently laboring under a
falsc impression or report when he
wrote the above. If any such thing as
this did occur in Cheyenne on New Years
day, 1t was certainly unknown In this
city. In the funny column of the
Budget this article appears quite COM
ical" (?) but as an item of news it cannot
be substantiated.
, 1887-01-20

Special Dispatch to THE LEADER.
LusK, Wyo., Jan. 19.-"Quint" Pen.
nick and Tuck Jester, who were guatd.
ing Mccoy at the time he made his es-
cape, were to day bound over in the sum
of $500 each for their appearance at the
next term of court. Both were released
on bonds.
The above telegram was received last
evening. Tuck Jester is well known
in this city, and is foreman for the West
ern Live Stock company, the Mode
ranch, and "Quint' Pennick is foreman
for the Voorhees, Cattle company. Both
men are well known and are very well
liked in that session.
, 1887-01-20

One of the most ingenious mechanical
devices recently introduced is a saw with
out teeth, which will cut a steel rail III
two minutes. The saw in question is run
by an eighty horse power -engine-more
power than is required to run all the
other machinery in the shops-is thirty
eight inches in diameter, and three
eighths of an inch thick at the edge.
The disk is made of Bessemer steel. and
runs at a very high rate of speed. While
in operation a band of fire encircles the
saw, the many sparks flying from the
revolving disk resembling IA display of
pyrotechnics. To keep the saw cool and
prevent it from cracking, n AMI of water
is placed above the machine, from which
a small stream runs down and drops on
the saw while in motion. New York
Sun.